Paper roll support



Sept. 2, 1941. c; FISgHER- 2,254,735.

PAPER ROLL- SUPPORT Filed Nov. 8, 1958 INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 2, 1941 merit aoLL sorrow? Charles Fischer, Newark, N.J...

Application November 8, 1938,. serial No. 239,502.

1 Claim. (Ci. era-55.2

This invention relates to means for supporting rolls of paper or otherwound material subject to controlled rotation whereby desired sectionsthereof may be drawn on and detached.

This invention has for an object to provide a arms hinged thereto, saidarms carrying. journals to engage and mount the ends of the roll ofpaper or the like thereby to support the roll subject to rotation; saidbracket arms being of such novel structure as to tensionally pressagainst the roll ends so as to induce friction sufficient to preventaccumulation of momentum when the roll is rotated, thereby preventingundesired unreeling of the paper or the like therefrom in excess of theamount thereof drawn ofi for use; said arms being provided with stopmeans to abut the base when the arms are erected to service positions,whereby said stop means serve to both limit the swinging movement of thearms to an extent determinative of their erect service positions, aswell as to provide purchase points whereby a desired tension of the armsmay be attained.

The invention has for a further object to pro vide a fixture for thepurposes stated which is collapsible to a compact comparatively fiatcondition for storage and packing in quantity for shipment.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be understood from the following detailed descriptionof the same.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the paper roll mounting fixture incollapsed condition; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with theroll supporting arms erected preparatory to mounting a paper rollthereon; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section, taken on line 3-3 inFig. 2; Fig. 4 is in part a side elevation and in part a longitudinalvertical section of the mounting fixture having a paper roll operativelysupported thereby; and Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above-describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring tothe drawing, the novel paper roll supporting fixturecomprises a base I0 stamped out of sheet metal, the same having adownwardly or rearwardly directed peripheral flange H skirting the same.Adjacent to each end of the base It! is a depressed seating portion I2of less width than the base, and bordering opposite sides ofsaiddepressed portions, are raised hollow bearing members 13 which arestamped out of the base material. At least one of each pair of bearingmembers ;!3 is outwardly open to provide entrance ways M for theinsertion of transverse hinge pins I 5.

Hingedly connected with the base in. adjacent to the ends thereof, areerectible bracket arms.

These bracket arms each comprise an integral structure formed from asheet metal plate to provide a body l6 terminating at its upper end in apresser member I! preferably of circular periphery. Pressed out of eachpresser member is an inwardly directed journal boss l8 arranged toproject from the inner face thereof. Said body I 6 terminates at itslower end in an inwardly and downwardly off-setting foot-piece I9 ofreduced width, the same having at its extremity a transverse tubularhinging eye 20. Said body I6 is further provided for downward extensionin the plane thereof adjacent to its foot-piece I9 and at opposite sidesof the latter, with stop projections 2!, the same having their free endsopposed to the base H), at points outwardly of the hinged connection ofthe bracket arm therewith, when said arm is upswung to erect operativeposition. The bracket arms are assembled with the base H) by disposingtheir hinging eyes 2i] respectively in the depressed seating portions i2between and in alignment with the opposed members of a pair of saidbearing members I3; being then hingedly connected with the base byinserting a hinge pin l5 through the bearing members l3 and hinging eye20 thus aligned.

Formed in the base H] are depressed slotted seats 22 through whichfastening screws or the like may be passed to secure the fixture inafiixed relation to a wall or other desired supporting surface.

As shown in Fig. 1, the bracket arms may be down folded upon the basel0, thus collapsing the fixture and reducing its bulk to facilitatestoring, packing for distribution, etc.

In the use of the device, the base I0 is immovably fastened to a wall orother selected supporting surface, and th bracket arms are upswung tooperative erected relation to the base I 0, as shown in Fig. 2. To mounta roll of paper 23, which is usually wound upon a tubular core 24, theroll is inserted between the erected bracket arms. Initially the bracketarms, when erected, incline somewhat toward each other, as shown in Fig.2, so that the distance between the pressed members I1 is somewhat lessthan the length of the roll of paper 23. The bodies l6 of the bracketarms, being made of springy sheet metal, will flex outwardly after thestop projections 2| abut the base l0. As a consequence of this thebracket arms will yield outwardly so as to permit insertion of the roll23 therebetween with the journal bosses l8 respectively entered in theends of the tubular core 24 of the roll, whereby the latter is subjectto rotation on and about the journal bosses to permit sections of theroll content to be drawn off and detached therefrom. The rearwardflexing of the bracket arms, when stopped by the abutment of the stopprojections 21 with the base l0, stores sufiicient tension therein tocause the presser members H, which surround the journal bosses l 8, toyieldingly thrust against the ends of the roll, so as to exert a brakingfriction thereon, this braking friction will not impede rotation of theroll when pulling away sections of paper desired to be detachedtherefrom, but will, however, ofier enough resistance to rotation toovercome accumulation of momentum when the roll is rotated, and willthus prevent the roll from spinning and. reeling off of more paper thanis desired at any given time.

It will be obvious from the above description that not only does theinstant invention provide a very efiicient supporting and dispensingmeans for rolls of paper and like material, but also provides astructure for such service which is mechanically simple and inexpensiveto produce, since it comprises but three sheet metal stampings, viz. thetwo bracket arms and the base, and but two additional parts, viz. thepivoting hinge pins.

I am aware that som changes could be made in the described structure,and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention couldbe made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined inthe following claim. It is therefore intended that all matter containedin the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

In a fixture for the purposes described, a base and spaced bracket armshingedly connected with said base, each bracket arm comprising a sheetmetal structure provided by a tensionally flexible body having at itsfree end a presser member provided with a roll engaging journal bossprojecting from its inner face, said body having at its opposite endportion an inwardly curved extension of reduced width, said extensionterminating in a hinge eye by which it is pivotally connected with thebase, and said body having at each side and in the plane thereof stopelements projecting beyond the juncture of said curved extensiontherewith toward said base, said stop elements being adapted to engagethe base top to limit the pivotal movement of the body, whereby flexingmovement of the latter and its extension beyond stopped position willstore energy therein sufficient to frictionally engag the presser memberthereof with a roll end rotatably mounted on its journal boss.

CHARLES FISCHER.

